by Bill Harlan | Jun 5, 2023 | Phones, Scams
Grandparents can be a soft touch, as senior members of the All Net Connect team can attest. Got grandkids? You’re eager to help them. So if they call to say they’re in trouble, it’s easy to be fooled—especially when scammers us artificial...
by Bill Harlan | May 12, 2023 | Cyber security, Internet Security, Uncategorized
Cyber criminals use “social engineering” to steal data and money and otherwise wreak digital havoc. The engineering is “social” because the bad guys mimic people or institutions we trust. They also hook us by playing on human emotions and...
by Bill Harlan | Apr 5, 2023 | Ransomware
Police in Ukraine and Germany recently targeted an international gang suspected of large-scale ransomware attacks, according to a report from Europol. (Europol is the police intelligence agency of the European Union—not to be confused with Interpol, an enforcement...
by Bill Harlan | Feb 16, 2023 | Internet Security
All Net has partnered with CrowdStrike to offer our clients the most effective, next-generation cybersecurity on the market. CrowdStrike’s Super Bowl LVII explains it in 30-seconds. (Or watch the extended version!) For the full story, contact All Net...
by Bob Harlan | Feb 15, 2023 | Cyber security, Internet Security
I ran a crew of electricians who set an extraordinary safety record in a harsh environment. The deepest level of the Homestake gold mine was 8,000 feet underground. Rock temperatures were 136 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity was 100 percent. Miners couldn’t work...
by Bill Harlan | Feb 13, 2023 | Internet Security
Cyber-attacks are evolving faster than ever, so All Net Connect is switching an important part of our cyber-security program to CrowdStrike Falcon—a next-generation anti-virus system (NGAV) with big advantages. Common anti-virus programs are installed on local...
by Bob Harlan | Aug 3, 2020 | Internet Security
I am writing from Texas, a state hard hit by COVID-19. We get daily reminders here to do everything we can to protect our families, our colleagues and our customers. But another pandemic-related threat has emerged that has reminded us of an old threat that every...
by Bob Harlan | Jun 24, 2020 | Information Technology
Social distancing? No job is more “socially distant” than working in a gold mine, more than a mile underground and three miles from the nearest shaft. At the Homestake mine in Lead, S.D., back in the day, our only link to the surface was a cast iron phone with a crank...
by Bob Harlan | Jun 1, 2020 | Phones
Smartphones are not too risky for most small businesses. Viruses don’t spread through smartphones the same way they do through computers. But no technology is perfect. As I see it, smartphones present three main risks: Malware from sketchy apps. “BYOD” (“bring your...
by Bob Harlan | Apr 7, 2020 | Information Technology
Working from home can keep employees productive and safe. We use applications like Microsoft Teams and Zoom to keep All Net Connect connected, but working remotely also requires updating the software between your ears. To put yourself in the proper frame of...
